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Visions of Albion “Visions of Albion”

April 23, 2021 Peter Tomkins 0

A cracking debut EP showcasing folky Americana with impassioned vocals and an English slant. Samantha Shields has a superb voice which moves from the fragility of the multi-layered vocal harmonies of the meandering folky ‘Old Time […]

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Shuffle: Bluegaze (could have been worse, try Shoegrass)

April 23, 2021 David Cowling 0

A lot of the music that I listen to would not make it into even the loosest definition of Americana and as the purists would have it, I have already spent an awfully long time eulogising […]

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Minor Moon “Tethers”

April 23, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Imaginative, unusual and muddy. A small moon can, of course, be a Deathstar, a thought that surely couldn’t have escaped Sam Cantor who – of course – is the singer, guitarist and songwriter of Minor Moon.  […]

Features

10 americana food songs to tuck into

April 23, 2021 Clint West 0

Ask any reader of this site what their great pleasures in life are and many will presumably say music. It’s probably a decent bet though, that many of them would also say food. It therefore makes […]

Features

Cajun Corner – Bobby Charles “Bobby Charles”

April 23, 2021 Martin Johnson 2

Rick Bayles writes: “The second article in our new Cajun Corner series sees Martin Johnson talking about the debut album of one of the finest singers and writers of the Swamp Pop genre.” Bobby Charles, born Robert […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

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Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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Amongst old carpeting and pompous high ceilings, Grant-Lee Phillips and his acoustic guitar look like they are about to play a secret gig in someone’s (admittedly rich) private living room. Even if it’s not the case, […]

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As many writers have suggested in their pieces, trying to assemble a Top 10 to this brief is challenging to say the least. It’s been fascinating to see the selections from my fellow writers to date […]

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If it ain’t Broken…it must be a solo album: Jamie Sutherland announces new solo project

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Broken Records frontman Jamie Sutherland has announced his new solo album “The World As It Used To Be”, will be out in September 2024 via Frictionless Music. Fresh from promoting the latest album “The Dreamless Sleep […]

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